Scribbling Women

Scribbling Women, a project of The Public Media Foundation, dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. The site provides classroom resources for teaching the rich tradition of American literature by women.

Central to the purpose is the of the Scribbling Women Project at Northeastern University, is the belief that the contributions American women writers have made to our literary heritage have been under-acknowledged at best and, at worst, completely ignored. The Scribbling Women project provides an opportunity for teachers, students, library patrons, visually impaired listeners, and a general audience to learn about and enjoy an often neglected part of our cultural heritage .

The focus of the project is on the rich source of material written by significant American women writers. By providing highly produced thirty-minute dramatizations of short stories by these writers, together with related curriculum and lesson plans, Scribbling Women offers teachers the opportunity to include both the listening experience and a discussion of the story and dramatization within a standard class period.

When used at college level the interdisciplinary approach of the project enables it to serve as a catalyst for further programming assignments and discussions in fields such as women's studies, ethnic studies, American history and American literature.

Valerie Henderson
Executive Producer

For more information, contact:

The Public Media Foundation PO Box 167 Manchester, MA 01944 (978) 768-7469

Or, send inquiries to:

scribwomen@gmail.com